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Saturday, 28 January 2012

There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance!

Ah, for the want of a good healthy mind, body and soul! Mr South Africa
2011 came to visit our school last week and brought a very confident
personality and inspiring message for the teenagers and teachers.

I was very impressed with the young man, but much to my surprise picked
up a negative vibe amongst some of the boys, girls and teachers. It made me
think about a game of darts. The purpose of any game of darts would be to aim
and hit a specific target, not necessarily the bull’s eye every time.

Let me tell you about Adriaan Bergh’s message. He came to our school to
share four things with the learners:

Have a dream. Visualise the
dream. If you don’t see it, you won’t work towards achieving it. Nothing
comes without effort.

Have self-acceptance. If you
can accept yourself with all your strengths and weaknesses, you can
achieve so much in life.

Have a balanced life.
Participate in life’s activities. Have a healthy mind and body, as well as a healthy emotional and spiritual life.

Remember God in your life.
This was emphasized as a very important aspect in life.

The trouble with the people who voiced their negativity is that
they don’t exercise these four things in their lives. While they were listening
to Adriaan Bergh, they became so caught up in his confident attitude, that they
lost the whole point of his message. They focused their energy on what they
thought was ‘arrogance’ and missed the bigger picture.

What does it take to become Mr South Africa? Adriaan Bergh applies all
four steps in his life and has gained success.

There’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. People should always try
to spot the difference. Oh, if only teenagers could live like this every
day of their lives: focused and with purpose.

Not everything is about physical appearance and this is what I admired about Mr
South Africa 2011. His success lies in striving to achieve his dreams, having
self-acceptance and balance, and strengthening his faith in God.

So many people throw the darts of life without aiming for any specific goal.
They live a life without purpose. Those who exert themselves physically think
they have balance, but what many don’t realize is that in trying to
achieve a healthy body they destroy the health of their mind, which eventually
breaks them down emotionally and spiritually.

Imperfect people with no
vision, self-acceptance or balance do not like listening to a successful person.

You will never be perfect, but like in a game of darts you can practice to shoot for any goal you have in mind. All you need to do is apply these four steps in your life.

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About Me

I am a high school teacher. I teach English as a first and second language in a small town in Limpopo, South Africa. I am married and have two children. I've written four books.
1) Pop-In Jay Pomp (children)
2) Mareijke's Courage (adventure romance)
3) The 6th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill (murder mystery)
4) The Power is Yours (teen motivation).
My motto in life is: You are what you constantly think. I live by these words. The thoughts in a person's mind are powerful: they can create, motivate, encourage, disillusion and destroy. The art of thinking lies in the power of a positive attitude. This is the true weapon to success.